Children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children moderately or severely stunted was 295.6 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone is 295.6 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone peaked at 361.7 num th in 2006 and was at its lowest, 292.4 num th, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 346.85 num th | 300.7 num th | 361.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.93 num th | 305.7 num th | 358.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.58 num th | 292.4 num th | 298.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 53 Togo 311.6 num th compare
- 54 Türkiye 304.5 num th compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 298.2 num th compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 295.1 num th compare
- 58 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 290.4 num th compare
- 59 Peru 285.2 num th compare
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Sierra Leone was 295.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 361.7 num th in 2006.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 292.4 num th in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Sierra Leone ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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